Proceedings of the general meeting of the medical profession in relation to the deaths of Charles Frick, M.D. and Berwick B. Smith, M.D : held Thursday, March 29th, 1860.

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1860
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Credit: Proceedings of the general meeting of the medical profession in relation to the deaths of Charles Frick, M.D. and Berwick B. Smith, M.D : held Thursday, March 29th, 1860. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I have given the simple text—let each one of us write the sermon in his heart. As I stood by his dying bed, it was sad to think and hard to realize that we were never again to feel the warm, affec- tionate grasp of his hand,—never again to be cheered by that pleasant smile,—that we were to hear no more the soft, mellow tones of that voice, and that those lips were closed forever to words of earthly wisdom. As I saw him close for the last time those eyes I had so long known as beaming with intelligence and expressive of kindliness, I felt that a great light had gone out in the med- ical world,—a light of such unmistakable clearness and distinctness, as to guide into the right path those who were commencing their medical journey,—a light cheering and aiding his contemporaries, and one of such brilliancy as already to have attracted the attention of his elders in med- icine who were beginning to appreciate its value, and to avail themselves of its power of clearing up the obscurities of diagnosis, so as to enable them to ferret out the intrica- cies of disease. Although this shining light has been extinguished by that unsparing destroyer—Death, yet we must continue for a long time to feel its vivifying inluence. Now that he has gone forever, I am sure every heart here will throb to the wish—that he may rest in peace, and rise in glory. Professor Steiner supported the adoption of the resolu- tions, and said: This is one of the saddest moments of my life. Two days since, while gazing on the corpse of our departed friend, it was difficult to recognize its identity with the bright, spark- ling eyes, the genial hearty smile and friendly expression that were so peculiarly prominent in the features of Dr.